#161D4A#161D4A

#161D4A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.4% C 0.083 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D4A
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 74)
HSL	hsl(232, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(232, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 60.8%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.88, 13.68, -29.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.88, 32.10, 295.23°)
OKLab	oklab(25.43% 0.0035 -0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(25.43% 0.083 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.0059, 1.5435, 6.6695)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.59

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D4A #4A4316

analogous

#16374A #161D4A #29164A

triadic

#161D4A #4A161D #1D4A16

tetradic

#161D4A #4A1637 #4A4316 #164A29

square

#161D4A #4A1637 #4A4316 #164A29

split-complementary

#161D4A #4A2916 #374A16

monochromatic

#070918 #080B1B #161D4A #242F79 #3242A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.05

#161D4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#161D4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D4A

16.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D4A	1.00	16.05	1.31	16.05
#FFFFFF	16.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00244C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002830

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.4% 0.083 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a587d',
    500: '#161d4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d4a;
$custom-light: #5a587d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.923,
    "s": 54.167,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25426,
    "c": 0.08348,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D4A

secondary

#82783A

accent

#CA4ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D4A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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